Apple M2 Max vs Apple M2 Pro

The M2 Max delivers 2.0x the FP32 throughput of the M2 Pro (14 vs 6.8 TFLOPS dense). The M2 Max also carries 64 GB more memory (96 GB vs 32 GB).

M2 Max: Apple M2, 2023 M2 Pro: Apple M2, 2023
FP32 dense lead
2.0x
M2 Max: 14 vs 6.8 TFLOPS
VRAM
96 vs 32 GB
64 GB more for the M2 Max
Bandwidth
400 GB/s vs 200 GB/s
M2 Max moves data faster

Specifications

M2 Max
M2 Pro
Architecture
Apple M2Apple M2
Launch Year
20232023
Form Factor
SoCSoC
VRAM
96 GB32 GB
Memory Bandwidth
400 GB/s200 GB/s
TDP
Process Node
5nm5nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

M2 Max
M2 Pro
FP32
13.6 TFlops 6.8 TFlops

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Both GPUs launched in 2023: the M2 Max on Apple M2 and the M2 Pro on Apple M2.

Dense throughput for the M2 Max against the M2 Pro: FP32 14 vs 6.8 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.

Memory is 96 GB against 32 GB, fed at 400 GB/s versus 200 GB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.

For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.

Frequently asked questions

Is the M2 Max faster than the M2 Pro?

At FP32 precision the M2 Max reaches 14 TFLOPS dense against 6.8 TFLOPS for the M2 Pro. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which has more memory, the M2 Max or the M2 Pro?

The M2 Max carries 96 GB of VRAM versus 32 GB for the M2 Pro. Memory bandwidth is 400 GB/s for the M2 Max and 200 GB/s for the M2 Pro.

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